khréenan

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German kraen, from Old High German krāen, from Proto-West Germanic *krāan (“to crow, shout”). Cognate with German krähen. In Cimbrian, an extra -an is added to verbs when the infinitive would only have one syllable, e.g. zèinan (“to be”) (compare German sein).

Verb

khréenan (third-person singular present indicative khréent, past participle gakhréent, auxiliary haban)

  1. (Sette Comuni, of roosters) to crow
    Dar haano khréent un de hénna khallet.
    The rooster crows and the hen cackles.

Conjugation

Conjugation of khréenan
infinitive khréenan
present participle khréenanten
past participle gakhréent
auxiliary haban
indicative subjunctive
present ich khréene bar khréenan i ich khréene bar khréenan
du khréenst iart khréent du khréenst iart khréent
ear khréent ze khréennt ear khréene ze khréenan
preterite
(composed) 		ich han gakhréent bar haban gakhréent ii ich khréente bar khréentan
du hast gakhréent iart habet gakhréent du khréentest iart khréentet
ear hat gakhréent ze habent gakhréent ear khréente ze khréentan
imperative — khréenbar
khréen (du) khréent (iart)
khréene (ear) khréenan (ze)

Further reading

  • “khréenan” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
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